Beater



Nov. 20, 1934. K. B, VAN WOERT HEATER Filed April '7, 1953 Patented Nov. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES BEATER Kenneth B. Van Woert,

Cali! Santa Clara County,

Application its] '7, 1933, Serial No. 664,944 1 C laim. (01. 259-131 The present invention relates particularly to that form of beater used for beating eggs and the like.

It is one object of the invention to provide a heater of the character indicated that may be easily and thoroughly cleaned and kept in a sanitary condition.

It is another object of the invention to provide a device of the character indicated that consists of few parts, is economical to manufacture, sturdy, strong, durable, and highly efllcient in its practical application.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation of a beater em- 16 bodying my invention, a part being broken away.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through one of the beater less.

In the particular embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, I show at 1 a bar in the form of an inverted U, this bar forming the supporting body of the device and being held when in use by a handle 2 mounted thereon as shown.

In the free end of each leg of the body 1 is formed a socket as shown at 3--3a.

At 4 is shown a heavy wire bent into the form of a U and with the free ends of its two legs inserted in the sockets 33a and fixedly held in place in any suitable manner. In this manner the wire 4 is incorporated into the device as an integral part of the body 1 with which it cooperates to carry the several moving parts in their proper relative positions.

At 5 is shown a tube having bushings as 6 and '7 inserted in its ends to form bearings to receive a leg of the wire 4. Upon the end in which bushing 6 is inserted is mounted a pinion 8 with its face abutting the adjacent end of the corresponding leg of body 1. The opposite end of the tube is enlarged as at 9 to receive the ends of the beater blades 10 as well as bushing 7.

The beater blades 10 are the well known type as shown and are fixedly mounted in the ing '7, to form an integral part thereof, and consequently to revolve therewith. The blades 10 are crossed at 11 and rotate upon the wire 4.

Since the structures mounted upon the two legs of wire 4 are identical in every respect, the 36 parts of one structure are indicated by appropriate numerals, and the corresponding parts of the other structure are indicated by similar numerals followed by the letter a.

Mounted upon a shaft 12 journaled in body 05 1 is a double faced gear 13-1341 meshing with pinions 8-8a and operated by a crank 14.

By means of this construction the parts 5 to 1G and 5a to 10 are operated simultaneously as two integral units, and the cleansing of the device .is quickly and effectively acomplished because all of the exposed and soiled parts are easily accessible.

It'is tobe understood, of course, that while I have herein shown and described but one specific embodiment of the invention, changes in form, construction, and method of assembly and operation may be made within the scope of the appended claim.

1 claim:

A beater of the character described comprising, a U shaped handle carrying frame, a second U shaped beater blade carrying member having its two ends fixedly mounted in the ends of the first member, a double faced gear mounted in the first member and operating means therefor, a tube rotatably mounted on each leg of the second member, a pinion mounted on each tube in mesh with said gear, each tube having the end remote from the pinion enlarged, a heater blade assembly having its end inserted .within the enlarged end'of the adjacent tube, and a bushing inserted in the enlarged end of each tube to secure the beater blades fixedly in position, to form a closure for the tube, and to 3 form a bearing therefor, and a bushing inserted in the other end of each tube to form a bearing therefor.

KENNETH B. VAN WOERT.

45 tube 5, between the enlarged part 9 and bush- 

